baulk
- v.阻碍;畏缩;回避;阻止;逡巡不前;突然拒绝前行(如跳越障碍物等)
- n.障碍；阻滞；梁木；动作失败
baulkverb
畏缩；回避
to be unwilling to do sth or become involved in sth because it is difficult, dangerous, etc.
Many parents may baulk at the idea of paying $100 for a pair of shoes.
许多做父母的可能不愿出100块钱买一双鞋。
逡巡不前；突然拒绝前行（如跳越障碍物等）
to stop suddenly and refuse to jump a fence, etc.
阻止；阻碍
to prevent sb from getting sth or doing sth
She looked like a lion baulked of its prey.
她看上去像一头被夺走了猎物的狮子。
noun
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- one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
- Synonym: rafter balk
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- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- Synonym: hindrance hinderance deterrent impediment balk check handicap
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- the area on a billiard table behind the balkline
- a player with ball in hand must play from the balk
- Synonym: balk
verb
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- refuse to comply
- Synonym: resist balk jib
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The administration does not baulk at such a prospect .
管理部门对这样的前景并不回避。
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With Royal palaces closed to visitors because of the pandemic , the Royal Collection ’ s online shop is the only way it can sell souvenirs – although those looking for cheap trinkets are likely to baulk at the eye-watering prices .
英国王室宫殿因疫情而对游客关闭，皇家收藏网上商店是出售纪念品的唯一途径——尽管那些想要购买廉价小饰品的人可能会因高昂的价格望而却步。
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Voters would baulk if either candidate made such a proposal .
如果任意一个候选人有这样一个提议，投票人就会犹豫不决了。
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Many parents may baulk at the idea of paying $ 100 for a pair of shoes .
许多作父母的可能不愿出100块钱买一双鞋。
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Wheaton is not one to baulk at barriers , however .
不过，惠顿不是一个轻易却步的人。
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If hybrid cars are any indication , many consumers will baulk at electric cars ' high initial price .
如果混合动力车暗示了什么的话，那就是电动车高昂的初始售价令许多消费者望而却步。
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Place the cue ball on the brown spot and attempt to hit it along the baulk line .
把主球放在棕球置点上，试着使其在被击打后沿着发球线滚动。
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Baulk : A false start to a dive , i.e.a restart .
动作失误：一次跳水起始动作错误，又开始重做。
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For the first time the campaign began to catch fire . Baulk : A false start to a dive , i.e.a restart .
这场运动从现在起才开始沸腾起来了。动作失误：一次跳水起始动作错误，又开始重做。
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People might baulk at the idea of using mechanisms designed forcattle carcasses on humans , but it 's a system that is well understood andtested .
人们可能会拒绝使用专为牲畜的分解尸体的办法，但这已经是广为人知并实验成熟的办法。
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So , far from being lazy when they baulk at the thought of exercise , the overweight are simply being seeing the world differently .
因此，胖子们或许并不是因为懒而不愿运动，而是因为世界在他们眼中的样子的确不同于其他人。
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The beam was screwed down to the cross bar . The builder shored up the wall with a thick baulk of wood .
横梁已用螺丝柠在垮木上。
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Thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant . The builder shored up the wall with a thick baulk of wood .
一种芹菜的可食用的粗厚块根。
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If you hit it in the centre , not only will the cue ball travel straight along the baulk line to the cushion , but it will also return along the baulk line after hitting the cushion .
如果你能击中球心，主球不但可以沿着发球线径直滚向台岸，还会在撞到台岸后沿着发球线滚回来。
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Urbane young Shanghaiers seem to baulk at the thought of breaking a sweat-not just due to a strange revulsion for discomfort , but because they tend to view it as a wholly alien concept .
彬彬有礼的上海年轻人似乎对流汗非常抵触&并不仅仅出于厌恶（锻炼所带来的）身体不适，而是他们通常认为这完全是一种格格不入的观念。